H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS. 



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PEDIGREE 



MONEY MAKING 0NIONS. 



German, Zwiebel; French, OlGNOK; Spanish, Cebolla; Swedish, Lok. 



One Ounce of Seed for 100 Feet of Drill. 

 Four to Six Pounds in Drills for an Acre. 



Tfi£» C„J| How to raise Onions is a question I am asked many times every year, and will 

 1 11C oOll. try to answer from my experience in raising thousands of bushels annually, A 

 good crop of Unions can be grown on any soil which will produce a full crop of corn, unless it be a stiff 

 clay, very light sand or gravel, or certain varieties of muck or swamp lands, on which they invariably 

 (.tow necky and cannot be made to ripen down well, wiule other muck soils give immense crops ot the 

 finest quality. We prefer a rich sandv loam, with a light mixture of clay. This is much better it it 

 has been cultivated with hoed crops; kept clean of weeds and well manured for two years previous, 

 because if a quantity of manure to raise an ordinary soil to a proper degree of fertility is applied at 

 once, it is likely to make the Onions very soft. 



TUa Sofl/I Onion seed, as every gardener and Onion fancier knows, is one of the seeds in 

 ■ 11C OCCUi the buving of which price should never be questioned. Why shouU you specu- 

 late on wild cat stock, or that which may be offered as good seed -cheap ? Does it not take a great 

 of money and an untold amount of care to produce the Choicest Stock Seed! is the difference or a 

 few cents in the cost of a pound of seed anything in comparison to t he hundreds ot dollars at stake 

 in your Onion crop! Most assuredly not. 1 have made a life-long study of Onion growing and the 

 seed which 1 offer can be relied upon as being second to none— if not the best. 



(tnurinn This should be done as soon as the ground can be gotten ready, and can be done 

 OUWlIiyt best bv a hand seed drill. This should be carefully adjusted testing it by running 

 it over the barn floor to sow the desired quantity of seed, and about one-fourth inch deep. The quan- 

 tity needed will vary with the soil, the seed used and the kind of Onions desired. Thin seeding g'Y^s 

 much larger Onions than thick. Four to six pounds of seed per acre is the usual quantity needed 

 to grow large Onions, while for growing pickling and set Onions from 20 to SO pounds per acre is re- 

 quired. I use a drill with a roller attached, but if the drill has none, the ground should be w ell rolled 

 with a hand roller immediately after the seed is planted. 



(SnhurtiiSnn Give the Onion the first hoeing, just skimming the ground between the 

 VU1UV ClUUIl, rows, as soon as they can be seen the length of the row. 1 refer the McGee 

 Cultivator for operation, which vou will find offered on drill page. This hoe allows the eaith to pass 

 over the blade without moving it out of place. Hoe again in a few days, this time close up to the 

 plants, after which weeding must be continued. This operation requires great care to be thoroughly 

 done. The weeder must work on his knees astride of the rows, stirring the earth around the plants 

 in order to destroy anv weeds that have just started, in 10 days or 2 weeks they will lequite another 

 hoeing, and if necessary, another weeding. If the work has been thoroughly done at the proper 

 time, the crop wiU not require further care until ready to gather. 



Plant Buckbee's Celebrated Pedigree Onion Seed this Year. Insure a Crop. 



All Onion Seed that I Offer of My Own Growth is Fresh 1904 Crop. 



BUCKBEE'S ROUND OR YELLOW FLAT DANVERS— Magnificent sort in every way. 

 After years of careful selection, I have a strain of tins popular sort that is seemingly per- 

 fect. Reliability for bottoming and large yield are combined in this popular D.invers va- 

 riety. It is very handsome in appearance, round in shape, though thick through, of fine 

 size; in fact, is ideal in every respect for market and family purposes: skin is thin, of a 

 rich straw color, flesh is pearly white, fine grained, firm, mild, and of excellent quality. 

 It ripens exceedingly early, keeps well, and sells readily. I also consider this variety one of 

 the very best for growing sets. You will not be disappointed in the results by planting 

 Buckbee's Round or Yellow Danvers Onion, either lor family, market or shipping pur- 

 oses. 



My own growth, choicest northern grown, high grade pedigree stock seed. 

 Pkt. 3c. ; ox. 6c ; 2 oz. 10c ; K lb. 18c ; % lb. 30c; lb. 58c 



BUCKBEE'S EXTRA EARLY COMBINATION — 1 — This distinct variety is the very ear- 

 liest Onion in cultivation. Of a pure paper-white color, very mild and delicate in flavor; 

 from 1 inch to lv$ inches in diameter, and three-fourths of an inch iii thickness. Its ex- 

 treme earliness makes it very valuable for early table use as well as bunch Onions for 

 market. At maturity the tops die down directly to the bulb, leaving the neatest and most 

 handsome little bulbs imaginable, which are exceedingly valuable for picKliug purposes. 

 Its extreme earliness and fine quality cannot fail to make it a favorite Combination On- 

 ion in every garden. It pavs to plant the best. 



My own growth, choicest northern grown, high grade pedigree stock seed. 

 Pkt. 5c. ; ok!. 20c ; 2 oz. 35c. ; H lb. 60c ; % lb. SI. 10; lb. S2.00. 



SELECTED YELLOW STRASBURG, OR DUTCH-2-I3ulbs are quite flat and of good 

 size, skin yellow, of darker color than the Danvers, Uesh w hite, of mild flavor; keeps well 

 This is the variety that is used the most extensively for growing yellow Onion Sets. It is 

 valuable alike for family and market purposee. A great yielder and splendid keeper. 



My own growth, choicest northern grown, high grade pedigree stock seed. 

 Pkt. 3c ; oz. 6c; 2 oz. 10c. ; % lb. 18c; % lb. 30c. ; lb. 58c. 



NEW CREOLE— Popular Southern variety, grown in preference to other varieties of 

 the South. The Creole or Louisiana Onion shape is a medium flat globe, of a dark straw 

 color. The flesh is a beautiful white, of excellent flavor, Many Southern planters are 

 realizing very large returns from this valuable Onion. Great quantities are always on 

 hand in the Southern markets. At the great French market at New Orleans this is the 

 favorite, and none of the commission dealers care to handle any other sort. Is in the 

 market early and the supply has never yet equaled the demand for this favorite vegetable 

 The best Onion for Southern markets. 



My own growth, choicest northern grown, high grade pedigree stock seed. 

 Pkt. 5c, ; oz. 20c ; 2 oz. 35c. ; % lb. 60c. ; X A lb. SI. 10; lb. S2.00. 



NEW WHITE SILVERSKLN, OR WHITE PORTUGAL — 3 — Very desirable for family 

 use. Flavor mild and pieasant; skin silver white of handsome appearance, highly es- 

 teemed for pickling when young, also for market in early winter. This is the variety 

 from which white Onion sets are grown . You will make no mistake by planting this 

 excellent sort. It will please you immensely for any purpose. Buy your seeds from first 

 hands. 



My own growth, choicest northern grown, high 



BUCKBEE S EXTRA EARLY COMBINATION 



Pkt. 4c ; oz. 9c.; 2 



rrade pedigree stock seed. 



18c. ; M lb. 32c. ; % lb. 60c. ; lb. Si. 10. 



BERMUDA ONIONS. 

 Headquarters Seed — Teneriffe Grown. 



These Onions grow to an immense size and are of a beautiful form. The skin is very 

 thin, flesh white, fine grained, of mild and pleasant flavor. It will grow an Onion from 

 1 to 1^4 pounds from seed, very early and profitable. Grown in many sections of the South 

 to the exclusion of all other sorts, for the northern markets. 



Benmuda Island Bed, choicest stock Beed, Pkt. 4c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 22c; M lb. 

 : Vlh. 7Sr • lv, si an 



40c. ; X lb- 75c ; lb. $1.40 



Bermuda Island White, choicest stock seed, Pkt. 4c 

 40c; Xlb. 75c; lb. $1.40. 



oz. 12c- ; 2 oz. 22c; % lb. 



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